Re: [flexcoders] Why would this event never fire?

2008-04-20 Thread Eric Cancil
I don't think your onInit function ever fires - what does your controller
class extend?

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM, dnk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Ok, I have a controller class that has an onInit function that is
 fired form a class constructor. For some reason when I call a function
 from there, it never fires.

 This is a partial code snippet.

 // Constructor
 public function dirTestController()
 {
 //turn the key, start it up
 addEventListener( FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, onInit );
 }

 private function onInit( event:Event ):void
 {
 //setup event listeners
 systemManager.addEventListener( getDirEvent.GET_DIRECTORY_EVENT,
 handler_GetDirectoryEvent );

 // get the initial data

 //  THIS NEVER FIRES
 getDirectoryData();
 }

 public function getDirectoryData(evt:Event):void
 {
 // fire an event(s) to get the initial data
 dispatchEvent (new getDirEvent(getDirEvent.GET_DIRECTORY_EVENT));
 }

 To work around it, I used this (and it works):

 private function onInit( event:Event ):void
 {
 //setup event listeners
 systemManager.addEventListener( getDirEvent.GET_DIRECTORY_EVENT,
 handler_GetDirectoryEvent );

 // Set a timer since the below function does not seem to get fired.
 var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(1, 1);
 myTimer.addEventListener(timer, getDirectoryData);
 myTimer.start();
 }

 Now I have found a way around it by using a timer class, but I am
 wondering why the original would not work? When i call the
 getDirectoryData function from a button click or so on, the data comes
 in without issue. And obviously it works when dispatched by a timer,
 etc.

 dnk

  



Re: [flexcoders] Why would this event never fire?

2008-04-20 Thread Eric Cancil
If it doesnt extend from uicomponent then youll never get a creationcomplete
event

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Eric Cancil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I don't think your onInit function ever fires - what does your controller
 class extend?

 On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 10:51 PM, dnk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Ok, I have a controller class that has an onInit function that is
  fired form a class constructor. For some reason when I call a function
  from there, it never fires.
 
  This is a partial code snippet.
 
  // Constructor
  public function dirTestController()
  {
  //turn the key, start it up
  addEventListener( FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, onInit );
  }
 
  private function onInit( event:Event ):void
  {
  //setup event listeners
  systemManager.addEventListener( getDirEvent.GET_DIRECTORY_EVENT,
  handler_GetDirectoryEvent );
 
  // get the initial data
 
  //  THIS NEVER FIRES
  getDirectoryData();
  }
 
  public function getDirectoryData(evt:Event):void
  {
  // fire an event(s) to get the initial data
  dispatchEvent (new getDirEvent(getDirEvent.GET_DIRECTORY_EVENT));
  }
 
  To work around it, I used this (and it works):
 
  private function onInit( event:Event ):void
  {
  //setup event listeners
  systemManager.addEventListener( getDirEvent.GET_DIRECTORY_EVENT,
  handler_GetDirectoryEvent );
 
  // Set a timer since the below function does not seem to get fired.
  var myTimer:Timer = new Timer(1, 1);
  myTimer.addEventListener(timer, getDirectoryData);
  myTimer.start();
  }
 
  Now I have found a way around it by using a timer class, but I am
  wondering why the original would not work? When i call the
  getDirectoryData function from a button click or so on, the data comes
  in without issue. And obviously it works when dispatched by a timer,
  etc.
 
  dnk
 
   
 




Re: [flexcoders] Why would this event never fire?

2008-04-20 Thread shaun
dnk wrote:
 Ok, I have a controller class that has an onInit function that is  
 fired form a class constructor. For some reason when I call a function  
 from there, it never fires.
 
 This is a partial code snippet.
   //  THIS NEVER FIRES
   getDirectoryData();
 }

Missing event argument?

   
 public function getDirectoryData(evt:Event):void
 {
   // fire an event(s) to get the initial data
   dispatchEvent (new getDirEvent(getDirEvent.GET_DIRECTORY_EVENT));
 }


cheers,
- shaun